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Gary Payton scored 33 points and Vin Baker added 27 as Seattle snapped a four-game road losing streak. Los Angeles trailed by eight points twice in the fourth quarter, but got within two with less than five seconds left on a three-pointer by Derek Fisher. Dale Ellis, who hit 7 of 8 free throws, kept the Lakers at bay by hitting two foul shots--just as he did when Los Angeles pulled within three with 31 seconds left. Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers with a season-high 38 points but shot just 2 of 8 on free throws.

The Sports Xchange Fisher to sign with Mavericks Veteran free-agent point guard Derek Fisher has agreed to sign with the Dallas Mavericks, coach Rick Carlisle told reporters Wednesday night. The 38-year-old Fisher finished up last season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but had not signed with anyone this season. The Mavericks need help at point guard as starter Darren Collison was sidelined Wednesday with a finger injury, and Dominique Jones made just his third career start.

The NBA office reviewed the final play of the San Antonio Spurs' 93-91 home loss Tuesday to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals and acknowledged a two-shot foul should have been called on Derek Fisher for impeding Brent Barry, ESPN reported. With the Spurs trailing by two, Barry wound up with the ball in the center of the floor with 2.1 seconds left and faked Fisher into the air but struggled to get off a three-point heave at the buzzer after Fisher bumped him. "With the benefit of instant replay, it appears a foul call should have been made," league spokesman Tim Frank said Wednesday.

Derek Fisher denies a rift in union leadership in a letter to NBA players, telling them there have been “no side agreements, no side negotiations or anything close” with league officials. A story Saturday on Foxsports.com titled “Is Fisher in Stern's pocket?” said there was a disagreement between Fisher and players' association executive director Billy Hunter and that the Lakers guard had promised NBA Commissioner David Stern that he could deliver with a 50-50 split in basketball-related income.

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: Updates with Derek Fisher quote Knicks, Anthony confirm deal The New York Knicks announced they agreed on a deal with forward Carmelo Anthony on Sunday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed but ESPN.com reported that Anthony agreed to a five-year deal for more than $122 million. That is about $7 million less than a maximum contract. "After three months of questions around Carmelo Anthony's return to the New York Knicks we are now happy to know that we have the cornerstone of what we envision as a 'team of excellence,' " team president Phil Jackson said in a statement.

Only 21 years old, Dwight Howard already says he wants to retire in Orlando. He committed to sticking around for a while longer Thursday, as the former No. 1 overall pick signed a five-year contract extension worth approximately $80 million. "Me and Mickey Mouse will be here forever," Howard joked. The Magic announced a six-year, $110 million deal with All-Star Rashard Lewis on Wednesday. Derek Fisher is ready to return to the Lakers, having agreed to a three-year contract worth $14 million, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported Thursday.

After a rocky free agent courtship, Lamar Odom agreed on a multiyear contract Thursday to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers, keeping intact most of the roster that won the team's 15th NBA title this summer. Lakers spokesman John Black confirmed an agreement but wouldn't discuss specifics. Odom hasn't signed the deal but could do so as early as Friday. The contract, expected to contain three guaranteed years and a fourth-year option, maintains the Lakers' core of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher and Odom alongside new teammate Ron Artest.

Shaquille O'Neal scored 11 of his 24 points in the opening 7:12 to get the Lakers off and running. The 7-foot-1-inch, 315-pound O'Neal, who also pulled down 12 rebounds, was guarded by A.C. Green, a 6-9, 225-pound former Laker, in the early going. It was no contest as O'Neal, the NBA's leading scorer, did as he pleased. The win was the second lopsided triumph in two nights for the Lakers (5-3), and their 14th straight victory over Dallas since 1995. The loss was the sixth straight for the Mavericks (1-7)

The Lakers agreed to terms with guard Sun Yue, who is playing for China and will face Kobe Bryant and the U.S. team Sunday in the Beijing Olympics. Lakers spokesman John Black declined Saturday to discuss details of the terms and said it could be some time before a contract is signed. "It could be weeks, it could be days," he said. The 6-foot-9-inch, 212-pound Sun was the Lakers' second-round draft pick last year. He played with the Aoshen club in Beijing and with the Chinese national team before participating in the Olympics.

The Sports Xchange Fisher receives release from Mavericks Point guard Derek Fisher has been released by the Dallas Mavericks at his request on Saturday. The move comes less than a week after Fisher suffered a knee injury. "In Tuesday's game against Philadelphia, I suffered an injury to my patellar tendon," Fisher said in statement. "The recovery time will be approximately two weeks. With this news and the difficulty I have been having being away from my family, I have asked the organization to waive me so I can return home.